Those who work with suicide prevention say it needs to be talked about considering the county's suicide rate is higher than the state average.

"This is something that is real and is not going to go away anytime soon," said Megan Ridle with Coos Health and Wellness Crisis unit. "The more we talk about it, the better results we're going to see."

Ridle encourage people in the area to call their local crisis number or the National Suicide Prevention Hotline.